Maintenance Mechanic

Maintenance Mechanic

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

Location(s): Amarillo, Texas

Salary Range: $28.67 - $33.45 Per Hour

Job Summary: This position is located in the Engineering Maintenance Department at the Thomas E. Creek VA Health Care System Center in Amarillo, TX. Incumbent shall have responsibility for multiple trade activities relative to maintenance, repair and replacement to isolate or resolve malfunction or make necessary adjustments and repairs requiring the use of a variety of trades and practices associated with electrical, pipefitting, and carpentry.

Major Duties:

• ****2 references (at least one professional reference) on resume preferred**** Electrical: Must have knowledge of the electrical trade to permit working from blueprints, wiring diagrams, cut-sheets, manufacturers drawings and engineering drawings, to plan and layout work to install and repair new and existing electrical systems, controls, fire alarm panels and equipment for furnishing light and power to AHU's, RTU's, automatic faucets, package boilers, automatic valves, controls for kitchen equipment including disposals, refrigerators, freezers, rational cookers, fryers, and ovens, to include replacing ballasts, tracing circuits, and adding additional circuits. Disassembles equipment, repairs and/or replaces parts and components, cleans and reassembles. Incumbent uses a variety of tools and test equipment including wire cutters and strippers, drills, soldering irons, ohmmeters, ammeters, voltmeters and various other electrical and measuring devices. Pipefitting: Must have knowledge of pipefitting methods and techniques. Must acquire the skill thru training and previous experience as needed to install, modify, and repair new and existing high-pressure piping systems and equipment such as steam heating, steam generation, and hydraulic systems, steam generators, flash and expansion tanks, condensate, vacuum, and circulating pumps, and radiators. Incumbent must also have the skill needed to install equipment i.e. water heaters, food service equipment, pumps, valves, steam operated equipment, electric motors, condensate return systems, heat exchangers, chill water systems, control valves, automatic faucets, package boilers, automatic valves, using accepted plumbing and mechanical trade practices. Carpentry: Must know how to add, subtract, multiply, divide, and work with simple fractions to plan and measure material according to requirements and dimensions outlined in shop drawings, architectural drawings and knowledge of the carpentry trade. Knowledge of the use of various carpentry tools and machinery such as table saws, radial arm saws, band saws, drill pressed, hammer, hand saws, tile cutters, knives, etc., will be required to make repairs as a team member of the ward zone mechanic. Incumbent must have journeyman level carpentry skills gained through experience, training or a combination of both. Incumbent will serve on an overtime required snow/ice removal team during inclement weather situations. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; Mid shift 12:00pm - 8:30pm Position Description Title/PD#: Maintenance Mechanic/PD01089A Physical Requirements: Heavy lifting (45 lbs and over); Moderate carrying (15-44 pounds); Straight pulling (up to 2 hours); Pushing (up to 4 hour); Reaching above shoulder; Use of fingers; Both hands required; Walking (up to 8 hours); Standing (up to 6 hours); Crawling (up to 1 hours); Kneeling (up to 2 hours); Repeated bending (up to 4 hours); Climbing, use of legs and arms; Both legs required; Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously; Near vision correctable at 13" to 16"; Far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other; Depth perception; Ability to distinguish basic colors; Ability to distinguish shades of colors; Hearing (aid permitted).The duty require considerable movement around the hospital and involves bending, lifting, working from ladders and scaffolding and platforms, both inside and outside buildings, and crawling through restrictive areas. The incumbent must occasionally lift equipment or materials weighing fifty pounds or more with proper equipment. Assignments may require incumbent to stand, stoop, kneel, climb and work in tiring and uncomfortable positions. Working Conditions: The incumbent is exposed to extremes of heat and cold, dust, dirt, noise, grease, unpleasant smelling fumes and moisture as well as outside the normal indoor environment of the hospital. The work environment includes crawl spaces and interterrestrial spaces of the hospital. Incumbent may occasionally be exposed to disease, bad weather, possible electrical shock, refrigerant gases, flying splinters and chips, and respiratory ailments. Incumbent has frequent exposure to the possibility of scrapes, burns, infections, cuts and bruises. The incumbent will be part of a snow removal team and should expect to be called back for snow removal.

Qualifications: To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. EXPERIENCE: A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards. SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements: Equipment Assembly, Installation, Repair Interpret Instructions, Specifications (includes blueprint reading) Materials Measuring Instruments Technical Practices Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Without more than normal supervision Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

How to Apply: All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 12/29/2025 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12855413. 1. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire. 2. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package. NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. You may check the status of your application at any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applications. Information regarding your application status can be found in the USAJobs Help Center. Beginning September 27, 2025, Federal agencies will only accept resumes up to two pages in length to comply with the Merit Hiring Plan. Resumes longer than two pages will result in ineligibility for further consideration for the position. USAJOBS will not allow you to upload or build resumes longer than two pages, and you will need to update the resumes in your profile before applying for a job. Resumes should include information relevant to the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies of the position to which you are applying. VA is unable to make assumptions about qualifications if not clearly listed. Resumes must be legible so they can be reviewed for eligibility, minimum qualifications and other position requirements listed in the job announcement. If initial application submission is updated and resubmitted with a new resume, only the most current resume will be reviewed for consideration. Your resume must be 5MB or less. We recommend saving and uploading your resume as a PDF to maintain formatting and number of pages. We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files. We recommend using a sans-serif font size like Lato, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans. Make your page margins 0.5 inches. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text in your resume. The resume builder can help you create a resume using these recommendations and uses the information in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started. Helpful Hints for Creating a Two-Page Resume: Prioritize most relevant and recent experience Use concise, results focused language Align language from the job announcement Focus on demonstrating skills and competencies Remove outdated or unrelated experience Use the USAJOBS resume builder Additional guidance on this new requirement and resume building tools can be found at: https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/page-limit https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/merit-hiring-plan-resources/applicant-guidance-on-the-two-page-resume-limit/ To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.

Application Deadline: 2025-12-29